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Well, today is — for political junkies — the equivalent of the Super Bowl.  Today’s primary races amount to the biggest primary day in United States history. Even YouTube is getting into the act. Let me speak first about the GOP side.  It’s McCain Day.  I think, within the next 24-48 hours, we will see Huckabee and Ron Paul drop … Read More

We, the editors of The Seventh Sense*, believe it is time to get off the fence. We are endorsing Barack Obama for the Democratic ticket and next President of the United States. Why Obama, you may ask?  And what’s wrong with the woman? The reasons are wide and varying, but let us touch up on the main points: 1.  Obama … Read More

I’m not sure who this ad is meant to help, but it’s a very effective ad against its intended target.  Maybe one of those most effective ads I’ve seen all season so far…. P.S.  Effective though the ad may be, it’s paid for by a rathery shadow ultra-conservative group called the Citizen’s United Political Victory Fund, whose origins trace back … Read More

…especially about Edwards on a day when he merits well-deserved kudos for a great campaign, but… "It is time for me to step aside," said Edwards, ending his second campaign in a hurricane-ravaged section of New Orleans where he began it more than a year ago. “With our convictions and a little backbone we will take back the White House … Read More

The latest poll by Gallup shows Obama only six percentage points behind Clinton nationally.  This was taken last night . . . before Edwards announcement that he was bowing out. Notice that ten days ago, Obama was a full 20 points down. They must be happy in Obama headquarters.

Here’s Rudy in 2000, at the height of his political career, dressed up in a costume from (we can only guess) The Lion King, and complaining somewhat nonsensically about the lions in the Bronx Zoo being on welfare. Or something. No, I’m not kidding…. Presidential, huh?

Well, the landscape changed more than I thought it would. McCain takes Florida.  Not too much of a surprise.  He was polling slightly ahead of Romney — ever so slightly — on the last day.  It’s a bit of a shame that he gets declared the "winner" when it was so close.  Then again, he does take all of Florida’s … Read More

This is my theory, which is to say, that is it mine.  Here is my theory (by me): This pro-Romney video, ostensibly by the Iowa College Republicans (but probably really just junior high schoolers) was put out on the Intertubes by the McCain people.

Rudy thinks he’s going to win today. How very very sad. UPDATE:  I guess I should say a little more, as Rudy Giuliani is the only candidate that I’ve met (several times) personally.  This was all back in the late 1980’s, before he was mayor.  Back then, he was the U.S. District Attorney in New York.  I was a law … Read More

Political advertising going negative:

I think the media makes much more of endorsements than the general public.  I mean, does anyone vote based on a newspaper’s endorsement?  Or a celebrity’s?  Or another politician’s?  I don’t think so. [UPDATE:  Well, maybe I’m wrong…] Still, Kennedy’s endorsement of Obama is a nice coup for that campaign.  And coming off of Obama’s South Carolina win 28-point blowout, … Read More

There’s something going on down there.  Obama has a commanding lead and is set to win that state’s primary.  But the not-much-discussed story is Edwards who has been surging like a madman over the past few days according to this poll: Candidate 1/22-24 1/21-23 1/20-22 RCP 5-poll Ave. Obama 38 39 43 38.2 Clinton 25 24 24 26.4 Edwards 21 … Read More

What? Hillary Clinton said Friday she must respond in kind to attacks from rival Barack Obama even though she’d rather keep the race for the Democratic presidential nomination focused on their differences on public policy issues. "I try not to attack first, but I have to defend myself — I do have to counterpunch," Clinton told NBC’s "Today Show." Wow.  … Read More

She’s pictured here with her hobbit husband Dennis, who also dropped out of something.

The bill of particulars, from an article by Paul Waldman: Pick your tired metaphor — take-no-prisoners, brass knuckles, no-holds-barred, playing for keeps — however you describe it, the Clinton campaign is not only not going easy on Obama, they’re doing so in awfully familiar ways. So many of the ingredients of a typical GOP campaign are there, in addition to … Read More